The Bulgarian profile was first prepared by a research team from the Institute of Culturology, headed by Rayna Cherneva. Updated from 2002-2009 by team member Rossitsa Arkova, chief expert at the Analyses Department, and Tsveta Andreeva, expert at the International Cultural Policy Department, Ministry of Culture. Since 2010, the profile was updated by Bilyana Tomova and Diana Andreeva.